Amateur Alan Pereira wins the sprint Friday night
“I went straight ahead. Normal, for a championship called Sprint!” He met the day after he beat the turbo programmed daily on SISMIX, Alan Pereira It builds the elements of language. The Rouen-based artisan (100 stops from Lyon) quickly eliminated a final composed mostly of Moroccan players (4 out of 7, that’s a rarity, even for Marrakech), leaving time for him and his friends to celebrate before closing time. of local pubs (also rare as you might have noticed by reading our summaries of previous side events).
Friendship, let’s talk about it: It’s the ingredient that fuels Allan’s passion for poker. “2 years ago our KING5 team was formed in the forums, Wam-Poker, ClubPoker … we have never met. We went to the other side of the trip to Las Vegas!They were knocked out in the quarter-finals, consoling themselves with a group package for the Winamax event. The disappointment in the joy of a good old “real life” encounter, which was the beginning of what could be called Winamax Live World Tour. “I was in Madrid, then in Bratislava“, Alan enumerates. The third festival was a good one for this 26-year-old entertainer.”Poker, I just had my period. I’ve played 5 and 10 euro tournaments a lot online. But today, with my company, priorities are different.“
Exact job. Alain’s parents, who are of Portuguese descent, went to Paris to work in the construction sector. The son followed them down this road… but he returned to his native land. “I do decorative coatings and waxed concrete. Starting a business is a bit of a roller coaster. You can work a lot and get little result. Anyway, it’s an ongoing commitment. “
The roller coaster, Alan didn’t borrow it on Friday Sprint, with 178 records. “Poker was easy, honestly. No swamp spot or nothing. I made two calls to champion in the middle of the tournament, but other than that… I made it to the final with the third set. I watched them impale each other. I played aggressively, and when I was ahead in the encounter, I stayed ahead. “
Arriving with a head-up, Alan admitted that he had dealt with one last opponent “It’s not easy. He was playing well.“The key to ultimate victory? Another story for friends, it seems.”I already played the Sprint Final in Madrid [6e, NDLR]And But it was the first time I got support from everyone. I think this played a big role. I even slammed a little 7-2 at one point!But on the last hand, Alan showed something less than nuts:Queen Jack, I’m flopping straight. And there you are!“
And his first title live, Allan won 57,000 dirhams, or more than 5,200 euros. But don’t expect to see him at High Roller this afternoon. “I don’t have the level to attempt that kind of shot. Today I tried day one c from the main event and back. So, somehow, I actually tried it, the shot…“
